Keyframe Digital
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- Founded
- 1997
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About Keyframe Digital
Keyframe Digital is an independent Canadian animation and visual effects studio based in St. Catharines, Ontario. Founded in 1997, it produces animation and digital imagery for feature films, television, children's entertainment and video games. Its work spans fully animated productions and effects integrated into live-action footage, combining character animation with compositing, digital environments and production planning.
The studio began in the Niagara region with a focus on computer animation and video game cinematics. Its early work included real-time and pre-rendered sequences for publishers such as Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive, Mattel and Mindscape. Projects from this period include Gex: Enter the Gecko, Pandemonium 2, Akuji the Heartless, Panzer General 3D Assault and Prince of Persia 3D.
Animation and visual effects
Keyframe's capabilities include 3D character modeling and rigging, 2D and 3D animation, digital compositing, matte painting, set extensions and pre-visualization. It also provides on-set visual effects supervision, monitor playback graphics, concept design and technical direction. These capabilities support both the creation of animated assets and the planning and execution of effects sequences.
As its production scope expanded, Keyframe contributed to live-action films and episodic television. For X-Men, it worked with director Bryan Singer on pre-visualization and monitor playback graphics. Other film credits include Driven, Left Behind, K-19: The Widowmaker, The Tuxedo and Secret Window. Its television work includes digital set extensions, particle effects and creature assets for series such as Mutant X, Warehouse 13, Lost Girl, The Dresden Files and XIII.
Children's animation is another part of the studio's production history. Keyframe produced the 45-minute holiday special The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree and co-produced the second season of Pinky Dinky Doo with Sesame Workshop and Cartoon Pizza. Alongside its animation work, the company established Krow VFX in 2017 as a dedicated visual effects division.
More about Keyframe Digital
Founders and principals
- Darren Cranford is identified as co-founder and director.
- Clint Green is identified as co-founder and VFX / animation producer.
Production collaborations
The Pinky Dinky Doo Season 2 co-production comprised 26 half-hour episodes, organized into 52 segments, together with 104 interactive games.
In August 2024, Krow VFX joined Torpedo Pictures and Tryptyc to establish Ticket VFX. The alliance combines participating studios' resources and talent pools to serve major film and episodic contracts.
Studio environment
The company describes its 10,000-square-foot studio as a converted heritage building with an open-plan artist floor, a temperature-controlled render/server facility, loft space and client amenities.
Notable credits
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Current and former locations of Keyframe Digital
- 96 King Street, St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 3H8, CanadaSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
St. Catharines office
HeadquartersCurrent headquarters and main studio, established following the relocation from Niagara-on-the-Lake.
- Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake office
Former officeFormer studio in the Glendale area, replaced when operations relocated to downtown St. Catharines.
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